Ok so the hunt is on.... we need to buy a house..the time is right and we have FINALLY decided to look in Lexington....I want a pool and big family room with an extra bonus/guest suite for when family is visiting...Pete wants a big fenced yard and would prefer an acre at least...we both want AFFORDABLE...
We love our realtor, Kelley Watson and she has been busy finding and showing us homes...
So this is in Whiteford off Hwy 1 in lexington...
So this is in Whiteford off Hwy 1 in lexington...
Nice corner lot, mature trees, 4 bedrooms plus a bonus with a seperate a/c...and for ME...
A POOL!!!!!
but Pete doesn't like the neighborhood (too big, houses too close together...)So this house has been totally renovated..gorgeous touches but a teeny tiny interior with itty bitty rooms where the attic once was...
but it has a gorgeous pool!!!!
But I finally agreed, it is too small and in a neighborhood I'm not comfortable with the kids roaming on their bikes...(but I LOVE that pool and hot tub!!!)So this is off Wise Ferry in Lexington...close to the Church, school, shopping and in a GREAT quiet neighborhood with a huge pond...very safe and great for the kids (and Pete's boss lives across the street). I love that it is brick and LOVE the fenced backyard and Peter loves the wired detached garage and shop...5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2600 sq ft on over 1/2 acre
Ithas a large greatroom with gorgeous old hardwoods and a NICE back screened porch...
but even the formal dining room doesn't make up for this awful galley kitchen...
but the crowning jewels are the 2 rooms upstairs..identical and HUGE!!!! and one has a wet bar...both have 2 closets each...nice!!Perfect for when our grown up kids visit!!!
but Pete worries about the 18 year old a/c...Now, if we want to live off busy Clemson Road in Northeast Columbia, we could afford this...
"Immaculate two-story, 2300 square foot all brick home featuring Anderson windows and doors, Corian countertops in kitchen, large pantry, open and inviting Great Room with a beautiful marble surround wood-burning fireplace. French doors lead to the Patio and into the unbelievably large backyard with 6ft privacy fence. This home features smooth ceilings throughout, heavy moldings, hardwood floors downstairs, carpeting upstairs, ceramic tile in the full baths, three bedrooms have walk-in closets, 2-1/2 bathrooms, updated appliances in the Kitchen with an island and eat-in area, Formal Dining Room with wainscotting and the crown jewel of the home is a 25' x 15' Home Theater Room, professionally wired for sound, projection and a 7' wide movie screen! (The room has many possibilities; 4th bedroom, large home office, home gym, children's play room ,mother-in-law suite, etc.) The home also features a 32' x 6' freshly painted front porch and well groomed professional landscaping. It has an attached two-plus-car garage (excellent for storing motorcyles, kids toys, or lawn equipment). Located in award winning Richland School District 2, this home is in an all brick subdivision with sidewalks throughout and nestled at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. "
Not sure about the schools...long way from my girlfriends....total uprooting the kids....still....it's nice...
hmmmm......we shall see....we are also looking out near Carolina Springs/White Knoll area...
WHERE IS MY HOUSE?????
10 comments:
Well every house you have put on your blog sounds great so far...you are just PICKY...hahaha...but then again, I would be too! I hope you find your perfect house soon!!! I love you!
How exciting!! I hope ya'll find the perfect home in the perfect location!!
I don't like any of those. Well the last one sounds great, but its far from lexington...but its close to ya'lls jobs. And the 3rd is would be awesome if the kitchen wasn't horrible. Keep looking! You'll find one!
Love the last one. The front porch looks great, the all brick and the sidewalks would have sold me. Good luck. I am on the other end hoping someone will choose mine real soon.
Good luck! Could you live with house #3? Then remodel the kitchen down the road? Other than that, it looks nice. We've found the house we want, but have to sell ours first. :(
Good luck, house shopping is all a huge compromising task. What can you live with and what can't you, ya know. If only you could hand pick a perfect location, floor plan, finishes, lot size, etc. Good luck!!!
Is house number 3 possibly still in your budget if you bought the house and remodeled the kitchen before moving in?? I know that's what Preston's mom always ends up doing with her houses everytime they moved into a new one. She always told me that it was impossible for her to find her "perfect house" that was designed by someone else so she always ended up changing something to her liking. Just a thought!
isn't it the funnest thing to do the house searching? (at least you don't have to sell your house first, yuck!) I like those houses for different reasons. The last one is of course the prettiest but that's too far away.
those are nice houses...we'll come swim in your pool if you buy a house with a pool! haha (i agree about the kitchen...) If we buy in this area again, i choose the last one! If we move across, then you can't have that one b/c we would be oppositely across town from each other...again. (moving should make us closer, right?)
What fun to look and know you are going to buy! Enjoy the fun, I'm glad for you!
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